Life-saving suit



J. TALOS.

LI-FE SAVING SUIT.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 26. I920.

Patented Aug. 24, 1920.

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A'ITORNEY WITNESS:

J. TALOS.

LIFE SAVING SUIT.

APPLICATION FILED APR.26. I920.

1,350,950. Patented Aug 24, 1924),

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WITNESS: A'I ORNEY PATENT OFFICE.

JANOS TALOS, or AKRON, OHIO.

is LIFE-SAVING SUIT. I

' Application filed April 26,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JANos TALOS, a citizen of Hungary, residing atAkron, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Life-Saving Suits, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention comprehends the provision of a life saving garment, whichmay be made in one piece or in two separate parts, the garment beingadjustable to accommodate persons of different size, and designed topossess maximum buoyancy for the purpose intended.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understoodwhen the following detail description is taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the invention residing in the construction,combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this application, like numerals ofreference indicate similar parts in their several views and therein-Figure 1 is a view in elevation of the garment made up of separatepieces.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a similar view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a view of the garment made in one piece.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 55 of Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawings in detail and particularlyto Figs. 1 to 3inclusive, A indicates generally the top part of the garment, while 13indicates generally the trousers or lower part thereof. The upper part Ais constructed from suitable water-proof material, and is designed toslip over the head of the wearer when its use is desired. The upper partA is provided with a neck opening 10 and arm openings 11. The opening 10may be varied in size in any suitable manner, while provided for eacharm and on each sleeve, is a strap 14 secured to the sleeve at a pointin its length, the strap being provided with a buckle 15 so that eachsleeve can be contracted at its free ends about the arm of the user. Thelower end of the part A of the garment is also equipped with a belt 16,this end being very wide but susceptible of being contracted toaccommodate itself to the user through the instrumentality of theSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 24, 1920. 1920. Serial No. 376,704.

belt 16. Disposed longitudinally of the part A and coextensive in lengththerewith, is a plurality of pockets 18 constructed from the samematerial from which the part A is formed. These pockets may be of anydesired configuration in cross section, but are preferably tapered fromtheir lower to their upper ends. Each pocket 18 is adapted to be filledwith a buoyant element, which may be cork or any other suitable materialindicated at 19.

The lower part of the garment indicated at B is in the form of pants ortrousers, wherein the leg portions 20 are comparatively short. The waistportion of the trousers is very wide, and may be adjusted to accommodatethe wearer through the instrumentality of a strap 22 provided with abuckle 23. The lower portion of each pants leg is equipped with a strap24 by means of which the lower edges of the pants may be contractedabout the leg of the wearer. The-member B is formed from suitablewater-proof material and is provided with a plurality of pockets 25,similar to the pockets 18 hereinabove described. These pockets 25 arefilled with a buoyant agent, of any suitable character such as describedin connection with the pockets 18. The garment in its entirety, affordsmaximum buoyancy to the wearer and is of such'a construction that it canbe readily and quickly applied and adjusted to the comfort of the user.

In Figs. 4 and 5 I have illustrated a modified form of the invention, orhave shown the invention embodied in a garment formed of one piece. Thegarment indicated at 26 is formed from a single piece of water-proofmaterial of any desired size, bifurcated as at 26 to provide legreceiving portions 27, the garment being provided with a neck receivingportion 28 and short sleeves 29. The leg receiving portion as well asthe sleeves and neck portion can be contracted about the bod of the userby means of straps 30 secured to the parts as shown. The garment in thisform of the invention is also designed to provide a plurality of pockets32 which may be of any suitable length in cross section configuration,the pockets being adapted to be filled with a buoyant agent, such asair, cork, or other material as indicated at 33. This garment may bealso quickly and easily applied for use, and affords all of the desiredbuoyanc for the purpose intended. lVhile it is be lieved that from theforegoing description the advantages of the invention will be readilyapparent, I desire to have it understood that I do not limit myself inthis connection, and such changes may be resorted to when desired asfall within the scope of What is claimed.

What I claim is:

1. A garment of the characterdescribed constructed from water-proofmaterial and including a body portion, legs, arms, and neckreceivingportions, means for contacting such portions. about the body of theuser, a plurality of spaced pockets extending from the neck portion towithin a short distance of the ends of the leg portions, and a buoyantextending element filling each pocket for the purpose specified.

2. A garment of the character described constructed from water-proofmaterial and including a body portion, legs, arms, and neck receivingportions, spaced longitudinally disposed pockets substantiallyco-extensive in length with the length of the garment and from the neckportion thereof, said pockets being tapered from a point in their lengthtoward their ends, and a buoyant element filling each pocket for thepurpose specified. 1 V e In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature. JANOSTALOS.

